The night was getting dark.
There is no moonlight in Ice Rock City tonight, only a few stars.
Colin stood on the balcony of the Red Castle and looked into the distance.
To the north is the cold and barren ice field of the sky, while to the east, the edge of the forest can be seen.
In the pitch-black forest, there was no telling how many beasts were hidden.
After crossing the dark forest, you can enter the territory of the half-elven kingdom.
Footsteps sounded, and the Shire knight appeared behind Colin: "My lord, are you looking for me?"
"Sit down." Colin turned around, and pointed to the red wine glass on the table, "Have a drink."
The Shire knight hesitated: "My lord, I am ready to quit drinking."
"It's okay, drink less." Colin insisted.
The Shire knight picked up the wine glass, touched Colin lightly, and brought it to his mouth.
Colin drank the red wine while paying attention to the reaction of the Shire knight.
The glass of red wine he gave Charles was poisonous.
Of course, it wasn't that Colin was deliberately cheating on his own blood.
It's just that he's doing an experiment.
Moreover, he had experimented on blood slaves before, and found that they were all immune to highly toxic substances.
Therefore, he felt that more advanced blood descendants should also be immune to the poison.
"How is it? Has your body changed in the past few days?" Colin put down his glass and asked.
Charles put down his wine glass and reported his discovery to Colin excitedly.
Through the other party's narration, Colin learned that the current changes of the Shire knight are very similar to him.
Photophobia, bloodthirsty, immortality...
That's right, Charles, a ruthless man, started experimenting with his own body after he discovered that his severed finger had grown back.
Then, he discovered that he had no fatal injuries at all.
Of course, unlike the blood slave, Shire's pain is still there.
Colin rubbed his chin, lost in thought.
Now he really wants to know if blood descendants can also be promoted by sucking the blood of high-ranking knights.
However, Charles is currently a third-tier knight, and Colin doesn't have the blood of a fourth-tier knight for experiments.
"Can you control your tiger teeth?" Colin asked again.
"Tiger teeth?" The Shire knight looked puzzled, then opened his mouth, revealing two inconspicuous canine teeth, "It seems... impossible."
"kindness… "
Ke Lin guessed that if the blood descendant could not control the elongation of the tiger teeth, he might not be able to release the blood poison through the tiger teeth, and would not be able to create blood slaves.
Of course, it is even more impossible to carry out a complete first embrace and create the next generation of blood descendants.
Afterwards, Colin talked with the Shire knight about cavalry construction. Seeing that the other party looked normal and was not affected by the poisoned wine at all, Colin also confirmed the fact that the blood was immune to the poison.
"Oh, by the way, do you like hunting?" Colin asked suddenly.
The Shire knight froze for a moment, nodded and said, "I really like it."
"Well, the last time I went hunting with Knight Rego, this guy met a mysterious knight and was beaten up, so he didn't have a good time. I originally planned to go with him again, but I'm too busy recently. If you have time , let’s go play with him again.”
After borrowing blood from Lei Ge last time, Colin was successfully promoted to the second rank.
However, he felt that Rego's blood should be able to help him advance to the third level, so he wanted to borrow it again.
But Colin didn't plan to lead Lei Ge to hunt anymore, as that would easily arouse the other party's suspicion.
If he was attacked every time he went hunting with Colin, then no matter how stupid Rego was, he would suspect that the attacker might have something to do with Colin.
Therefore, he planned to let Knight Shire lead Knight Rego out.
"Okay." The Shire knight naturally nodded in response without doubting him.
After sending the Shire knight away, Colin picked up the opponent's wine glass and poured the remaining poisoned wine into his own mouth.
Blood slaves and blood descendants are immune to the poison, so I should be fine.
Colin thought so.
Just as he was carefully feeling the changes in his body, footsteps sounded again, and Butler Aemon appeared on the balcony: "Master, are you looking for me?"
Colin nodded: "Sit down."
The two sat down on the balcony, and Colin clapped his hands and asked the maid to bring two glasses of red wine and some dried fruit again.
Of course, there was no poison in the wine this time.
The maid lightly placed the things on the table and left quickly.
"Did you change all the servants in the castle?" Colin asked after drinking his red wine.
"No, I just changed the personal servants around you. This is also for your safety, and the cost is not too much." Aemon quickly explained.
Colin nodded, but didn't say anything.
The current servants of the Red Castle are basically left behind by the Su Duo family. Colin originally did not plan to replace them all. After all, the recruitment and training of new servants will cost money, and the current financial situation of the Angelet family is not good. ample.
He needs to save every sum of money as much as possible and use it in key places-such as army building.
However, he also knew that the old butler was out of kindness, so he didn't reprimand him.
"How is the new tax collector Quincy doing?"
"Very good." Aemon nodded with a smile, "Master, you have found a very good tax collector."
"Well, that's good. However, you have to keep an eye on him. I can't trust him completely yet."
"I see."
Seeing that Aemon understood what he meant, Colin felt relieved, took out a letter from his jacket pocket, and handed it to the old housekeeper:
"I just received a reply from Marquis Dawson. He agreed to provide us with horses and armor. However, the price... is a bit too high. You can see if it suits you."
Aemon carefully read Marquis Dawson's reply, and after thinking for a while, he said:
"Master, we can ask the Marquis Dawson to provide a batch of samples. If the quality of the samples is as he said, no less than the standard equipment of the Black Cavalry Army, then the price is indeed not high."
"Okay, then let him send a batch of samples first." Colin rubbed his forehead, a little distressed, "But our family's finances...can afford this expenditure now?"
"It's hard." Aemon said truthfully.
Seeing that Colin was deep in thought, Aemon persuaded again: "My lord, with all due respect, is it a bit too anxious to form the cavalry now?"
Colin was silent.
He understood that what Aemon said was reasonable, and he was indeed a little anxious.
If you wait for a year or two, wait for the territory to resume development, and wait for the tax revenue to become abundant, it may be more appropriate to form a cavalry.
However, Colin couldn't wait that long.
He knew that the rift between the Duke of St. Hilde and the Marquis of Garcia had already occurred.
Although the Marquis of Garcia seems to have no movement so far, it seems that he has endured his brother's betrayal.
But who knows when there will be another crisis in the northern border. At that time, will the Black Cavalry be on the side of the Duke of St. Hilde unreservedly like the previous two times
Therefore, Colin felt a deep crisis.
He must develop his power quickly, lest he will not even be qualified to stand in the team, and can only drift with the crowd and be slaughtered by others.
Thinking of this, Colin gritted his teeth and said harshly.
"We can borrow!"
(end of this chapter)